A REFLECTION OF CHARACTER CHAPTER 32
A REFLECTION OF CHARACTER CHAPTER 32 Johnny trudged down the hotel’s backstairs, then walked along the alley until he was almost back in the main street again. Once there, he leaned his back against the hotel wall then checked his gun; spinning the chamber…checking the bullets…hefting the weight of it in his hand…mulling over what the heck he was doing out here? Dios, Aaron’s talk about burning down their storehouse made his skull pound as bad as it had that night. Even if the kid had his reasons, seemed like a poor way to show his appreciation for them taking him in. Well, maybe this is how Murdoch felt with Jay McKillen turning on him? Not that it was the same…but, heck, betrayal was always something that got up his sniffer. The swayback nag tied to the hitching post out front musta been listening to his thoughts ‘cause it just let go a barrel full. He rubbed his nose with the whiff of steaming dung carrying his way. Well, it was ...